Guide to Receipts by Wave (iOS/Android)

Key to keeping your books organized, tracking where your money is going, and easing headaches at tax time is recording and tracking all of your expense receipts. Unfortunately, receipts can be challenging to hold on to, and sorting through a shoebox full is a pain. Fortunately, Wave features a receipt tracking function, complete with seamless upload to your accounting, now even easier with our new app for iOs and Android. This article will help you get started with the app.

There are a number of ways to upload your receipts in Wave, but one of the most convenient ways to track expenses on the go is using our Receipts by Wave mobile app, for iOS and Android. Follow these steps to get started:

Open the Play Store or the App Store and download your app.

When you open up the app for the first time, you'll see a swipeable series of images explaining what the app can do for you. Tap Get Started to begin.

On the next screen, you can choose between Already Use Wave or New to Wave, depending on whether you would like to use an existing account or create a new one. Select the appropriate option.

If you've already created an account through our web app, you can log in with the same email address and username here to carry over your business information and receipts you have uploaded using other methods. If you usually sign in with Google, you can do that here too.

Once you've signed in, you'll be brought to the main page of the app, where you can move between your list of receipts according to status. If you have not yet uploaded any receipts, tap the Camera icon to get started.

Once you've opened the camera you'll see a few options on the screen:

Camera - snaps a photo

Close - closes the camera and returns to the list page

Flash - turns camera flash on and off

Gallery - open the gallery to choose a photo

OK - approve the photo you've taken and begin processing your receipt

Once you take or select and approve a photo and navigate back to the home screen, you can view the status of your receipt: Processing, Ready, or Done.

A Processing receipt has been captured and is currently being read by our system, converting your image into data you can use. A Ready receipt is finished processing - you're ready to review, modify, save, and upload your receipt and record it in your accounting. A Done receipt has been posted to and recorded in your Wave account. At this time, your receipt is read-only.

On the main page of the app, you also have two options in the upper right corner: Search and Settings. Tapping on the Search option will allow you to search your receipts by merchant or amount, saving you time if you need to track down one in particular. Tapping Settings will bring up a new page with the following options:

Switch business - tap here to navigate between the business profiles you have created, and those you collaborate on

Invoice by Wave - tap here to pull up the download page for our invoicing app - a great way to invoice your customers on the go

Log out - log out of the app

Tell us what you think - bring up options to rate and review the app (thank you!)

Start with camera - select this option to automatically bring up the camera when you open the app

Help - view support content in our Help Center

About the app - bring up Wave's policy information and app build information